Speaking to an expert panel during an FDA hearing, physicians cast doubt on the accuracy of pulse oximeters
Pressure Injury Prediction Tool Lacking for Severe COVID-19 Patients
Risk factors for device-related pressure injury include fragile skin and prone positioning during mechanical ventilatory support
Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Many Long-Term Symptoms
Findings show physical, mental, and cognitive symptoms one year after ICU stay for COVID-19
ICU Bed Occupancy During COVID-19 Linked to Increase in Excess Deaths
If ICU bed use reached 75 percent capacity nationwide, an excess of 12,000 deaths would be expected two weeks later
Prior Bariatric Surgery May Protect Against Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Among COVID-19-positive adults, outcomes better for those with prior bariatric surgery versus those eligible for bariatric surgery
Pediatric Critical Care Professionals Experiencing Moral Distress
Professionals experiencing moral distress during COVID-19 pandemic due to factors that challenge professional integrity
Clinically Active IBD Linked to Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes
Measure indicating greater activity of IBD independently linked to ICU/ventilation/death and hospitalization among patients 50 years or younger
Obesity May Up Length of Stay, Mortality for COVID-19 Patients in ICU
Twofold higher risk for composite outcome of death or length of stay ≥14 days seen in obese COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU
Study Characterizes Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults
Review shows median age of 21 years, involvement of five organ systems, and presentation four weeks after COVID-19
COVID-19 Outcomes in Critically Ill No Better With Full-Dose Heparin
For patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who are not critically ill, therapeutic-dose anticoagulation is beneficial